Scope and Programme Highlights ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The purpose of the European Lisp Symposium is to provide a forum for the discussion of all aspects of the design, implementation and application of any of the Lisp dialects. We encourage everyone interested in Lisp to participate.

As well as presentations of the accepted technical papers and tutorials, the programme features the following highlights:

- Pascal Costanza will lead a tutorial session on Parallel Programming in Common Lisp;

- Matthias Felleisen of PLT will talk about languages for creating programming languages;

- A TI Explorer Lisp Machine, having been unplugged for the best part of two decades, will be demonstrated;

- there will be opportunities for attendees to give lightning talks and demos of late-breaking work.

Social events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - Symposium banquet (included with registration) - Excursion to Sintra (optional, Saturday May 8): for six centuries the favourite Summer residence of the Kings of Portugal, who were attracted by cool climates and the beauty of the town's setting.